Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Building a computer yourself could be risky or tricky because, unlike the
cases above, you haven't the test and guarantee that each individual part
works hand in glove with Linux.
Could be, yes, but I very rarely find it so.
Going back a few years, I used to research the hardware for Linux
compatibility, but these days, I find it mostly unnecessary.
Vista users are far more likely to have problems than us:
True. Linux overall has better hardware support. One can avoid the
pitfalls if they roll their hardware, by avoiding problem peripherals
(certain printers, modems, scanners, sound cards - especially very cheap
ones that rely upon the CPU to do the work - Windows devices). Besides,
any one into Windows gaming knows how much a winmodem can slow down
graphically intense 3D gaming. However interestingly enough, I have
been able to implement linmodems and linprinters (winmodems and
winprinters with a Linux driver) if its chipset or type is supported.
I was pleasantly surprised that Linux 2.6 in several popular distros
detected and installed my HP610CL inkjet winprinter automatically during
Cable and DSL Internet have basically overtaken dial-up service, so
winmodems are no longer a problem.